Dirty is for dishes. Dirty is not for STI statuses, not for people with herpes, not for test results, and not for transmission risk. That trope is tired; throw it in the trash.
And frankly, #thejokesonyou, because calling someone "dirty" doesn't make any logical sense. pic.twitter.com/cATzdWlRb5

1 of the best ways to reach marginalized populations is 2 hire folx from within those communities to teach sexed. Where there aren't any, we need to create them by encouraging leaders and reducing the barriers to entry so they can safely enter the sexual health education space.

I contracted genital #herpes when I was 16 years old. For a long time after that – read: years – I was convinced I was #damaged goods, #dirty, and #trash. None of that was true, of course, but it took me a long time to move past the initial shock and shame.⁠ pic.twitter.com/vuPWAPDFky

#Herpes is the last bastion of acceptable shaming, due to its benign nature, and because very few want to talk about it, which is understandable. Because very few are talking about it, #stigma persists, and the unnecessary intersectional cycle of shame continues. pic.twitter.com/OBWl3CQJ4s

this is why haters are special, and we welcome them at every turn 👏👏👏
while you're busy spending your evening letting everyone know about how much i suck and how i've upset your delicate sensibilities, or passing… instagram.com/p/B2QPg8NFGA6/…